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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

BRowN-"Arey you preparing for the
seasonp"
johnson (who runs a summer-resort
hotel es, have the bills all made
out"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

SHRIMP BAKED IN BELL PEPPERS
Use for this dish one dozen green bell
peppers. one quart OF picked shrimp,
one teacupful of grated bread-crrmbs,
two tablespoonfuls of butter. one tea
spoonful of mixed mustard. one-fourtl
OF a teaspoonful of pepper, one-eightli
of a teaapoonful OF celery seed. a slight
grating of nutmeg, one egg and some
salt, unless the fish themselves be
salty. Cut the stem ends from the
peppers and then cut out the seeds and
yeins-the "hot" parts. Soak the
cleaned peppers in cold water for half
an hour. Beat the butter to cream,
and then beat into it the seasoning and
the egg. Next add the crumbs. MIX
these ingredients we'll, and add them
to the shrimp. Drain the peppers at
the end of the half-hour, and stuif
them with the prepared shrimp. Ar
range them in a pan with the open side
UP. Cook in a hot oven for twenty
minutes. This dish be served as an
entree or as fish course in dinner OF
luncheon. Crabs may be prepared In
the same manner as shrimp.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

CHERRY LIQUoE.-Weigh a pound
of Morella and a pound of sweet black
cherries. Open them and take out the
stones. Crush the latter. Put them
and the fruit in large bottle. with
half pound of sugar, a quarter of an
ounce of stick cinnamon and i dozen
bruised cloves. Pour in Il quart of
brandy. Cork it close. Strain 1t off
clear in fortnight
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

Certainly. The guests always ask
for them just before they leave, you
know, and it saves time TO only have TO
fill III the name"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

About fifty miles
oio IS the little town
The low-lyIng hill'
,be north, the south
odor OF brine" yet
he face, and so watc.
lies ike a lazy child
crystal waters OF 20
which a poet once des
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

A Ealf mile bel0W
stream, where the 7
brushed past an old
wheels a-whiTTiuE, a 7
into the town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

help, saying he could hold out no longer.
Again there was no assistance. "Persevere"
said the commanding general. He did SO,
till fourth of his men lay dead, dying and
wounded upon the field. When the left and
center were safe, and Asboth. Gen. Curtis
and later Sigel himself, pressed to Carrs aid,
they found him fighting on still, with shat
tered army, and the ground for mile strewn
with his dead and wounded.
The fighting was renewed holly as ever for
time and Asboth was wounded. Then
night fell, and both armies bivouacked upon
the field, with the dead and dying all about
them.
In the morning of March s, there was more
| fighting around Elkhorn tavern The force
| of both armies was concentrated there
| Sigel's men with several heavy batteries bore
| the brunt of it, Gen. Davis opened a cross
| fire ON the Confederate left. Cannon thunder
and iron hail flied the air with terror, till at
| last the COntedcrateS could endure it no
longer; Their batteries were planted upon
| the hills of Pea Ridge. They turned to fly,
and SigeIs men were dashing up tho hills
after them. II was n picturesque sight.
| Curtis says in his report;
"Ihe upward movement of the gallant
| 1hirty-siXth Illinois, with its darl, blue line
| of men and its cleaning bayonetS, steadily
! rose from base to summit, where it dashed
| forward, driving and scattering the enemy
from these commanding heights"
So ended the battle of Pea Ridge. 1t was
not victory for either side, but it ended the
| fighting in that part of Arkansas and Mis-
souri, 1t was fought in a corner near the
border line Of three states, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Kansas and the Indian Territory Van
| Dorm encampcd with his men eight miles
from the battle field, and buried his dead un-
der flag of truce Then he went his way
south of Boston mountains, getting Off
with nearly all his baggage. The loss on
each side was about goo Both armies had
had enough of fighting for time. Curtis
encamped at keisville to rest and care for
| his men.
| Pixies Indians tomahawked their fallen foes
and scaped and mutiated them. a Confed-
crate officer, in letter TO The Richmond
| Wing, declared that he saw the Texans doing
the same thing. On the other hand, Van
| Dorm charged that some of Sigels men MUIR
dered several prisoners of war in cold blood.
1t must be remembered that Pea Ridge was
| specimen Of border warfare.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Farmers generally agree that sandy or
dry soils require Hat blowing, which tends
to consolidate the land, while on low or
strong soils they prefer to leave the furrow
on edge.
Much is written and said every year
against the breaking up of ground that is
too wet The other extreme is seldom
mentioned; and yet it has been demon
strated especially on heavy dry land, thar
running the plow through ground too dry
is almost as pcrnicious in its effects as is
blowing it when too wet sufficient moist
ure is required to cause the burrows to
fall loosely from the pillow, with no appear
ance of packing and no Jumps,
The points of merit in blowing are: l.
A straight furrow of uniform width and
depth. ? \ clean cut slice 3. \ well
laid furrow slice, having regard to com
pactneSS and form 4. Complete burial
of the grass or stubble turned in. ). A
uniformly plowed ridge. q. A finish show
ing an open furrow with n clean, narrow
bottom, the last furrow being equal in
width and height with the others
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
FARM AND GARDEN.
A STRONG, SAFE LADDER EASILY
HANDLED BY ONE PERSON.

Treatment of Bees in the Spring-Prac-
teal Suggestions About Plowing-A
Convenient and Economical Barn, Suit
able for Both Horses and Cattle.
The plan shown in the accompanying
illustrations is vouchcd for by n Georgia
correspondent in Southern Cultivator as
providing convenient and economical
barn for both horses and cattle 1t is
built on the old cotton gin house plan,
twcnty-eght feet wide, thirtyeight long
and fourteen feet high to the plates. For
the benefit Of northern readers we will
explain what is meant by the old gin
house plan; The stills separating the two
stories are heavy timbers framed into
heavy posts fourteen feet long at letter ;,
Fig ,. This will prevent the structure
from spreading, as there are no joists on
the plates to hold it together The neccs-
sary frame work in the lower story can be
made of very light material after using
the heavy timbers spoken of above.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Haleck's orders to Curtis had been to keep
the enemy south of Boston mountains, But
small detachments Of his troops had been left
as guards here and there along the route, as
he followed after Price, till his army had be-
come stretched out very thin. They had
marched into Arkansas travelling at the rate
OF twenty miles a day, an extraordinary
march under the circumstances. Curtis
force was much smaller than the REINFORCED
Confederate army. Curtis therefore fell back
north from the nesbborhood of Boston
mountains and took a position nearer to Mis-
souri,, at Bentonville. He had retreated from
Fayetteville. Van Dorm followed and the
Confederate army became in turn the pursuer.
Curtis resolved to dispose his forces about
Sugar creek, near Bentonville, and await the
battle which he saw must come.
Until lie reached Sugar creek, however, he
was not aware of Van Dorn's arrival in the
Confederate camp. 1t made things look
shaky for his little army, %, 600 against II 900,
but Curtis did not weaken. 1t was too late
70 run, if he had wanted to.
The reader will see from the map the dispo-
sition of the forces on each side. Sugar creek
flows first westward through mountain de-
file, then northward, skirting a clump of
mountains. The westerly portion Of the
clump is called Pea Ridge Thence the battle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
Bees and Honey.

The safety line" for the temperature
of the cellar or other receptacle in which
bees are wntered is between 30 and 40
dogs. If the bees are noisy the Their
mOmeter will show that the temperature
is too high, Bringing in cold air by the
ventilators will usually have a quoting
effect. Bees wintered outside need occa-
sional looking TO, especially just after a
fall of snow, to see that the entrances to
the hives are not closed. Whether bee
keeping is profitable or not will depend,
other things being equal, upon marketing
the honey, 1t will be we'll to visit the
markets and consult with the dealers The
size Of the packages of comb honey affects
its sale, some markets prcferring the half
pound section to larger size. He is wise
who conforms to the preferences, or even
whims, of those who buy his products,
Make section boxes and have II sufficient
number on hand to meet the demands of
busy season Neatness of workmanship
and sCrupulous cleanliness are to be OBJ
served. With other farm products the
home market is of no little importance,
and it may be worth while to build up
one for honey Agriculturist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

which finally, including the re endorsements
added from time to time, amounted to H.
095 men. Curtis was an Ohio man. n West
Point graduate, and he had been a colonel III
the Mexican war. He had been congress
man from Iowa, and lived in that state when
the civil war broke out
An instructive part of war history is got
from reading the correspondence and the re-
ports in the government archives. Nearly
all the generals in the field constantly beg the
department commanders for re-enforcements,
and are answered that re-enforcements are
being forwarded as fast as possible.
In Haleck's instruction to Curtis he con
stantly urges the latter To keep his men to-
gether, and not let the enemy fight him in
detail. "Throw out your cavalry carefully"
says Halleck, "like fingers to the hand, so that
they can be drawn in on the main body"
Curtis, in one Of his letters, declares that lie
must have cavalry horses, 400 new sets of ar
tillery harness and 10000 pairs of pants"
Halleck answers back that pants will be
sent" but he cannot spare any horses.
Miss ouri and Arkansas were the scene of
the most desperate guerrilla fighting of the
war and this fact is also reflected in Curtis
letters. He tells Col Clark Wright: "There
is a great set of rogues about Keitsville and
the most of them Another of Curtis orders
is very strict in regard to protection of pri
vate property. He will not permit houses to
be entered unless for spies, arms or soldiers
"Restrain your troops from acts of cruelty
and folly,n he directs Col. Wright
Gen. Price wintered at Springfield, getting
recruits and supplies February II, Curtis
began his march against Price, As he APP
preached Price retreated south, and finally
went over the border into Arkansas. He
camped at a place called Cross Hollows
Curtis cavalry followed in close pursuit
Price retreated hastily, leaving a number of
sick and a considerable amount of commits
sary stores behind him. He burned his bar
racks at Cross Hollows
Near this place occurred one of those out
RACES of the war which all must regret now
Some of Prices provisions were left at a ham
let called Mud Town. Some Confederate
officers, before they abandoned these scat
tered poison over them. Federal officers and
men following on found the provisions, ate
of them and sckened and died Who per-
petrated the act has never been exactly ascer-
tanned But it shows what warfare in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas meant in those days.
Price continued retreating till he came to
Boston mountains. Look on the map and
you will see a spur of the Ozark range ex.
tending into the northwest corner of Arkan-
sas, about fifty miles south of the border.
This is the Boston mountains, a stretch of
hills 1000 feet high
Gen. Earl Van Dorm had been recently ap
pointed to the command of the Confederate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
THE FIGHT AT PEA RIDGE.
Sketch of the Most Uncivilized
Battle of the Civil War.
INDIANS TAKE A HAND.
The Authorities Have Not Decided to
This Day Which Whipped.

Federal and Confederate Armies Fight
Two Days and Then Withdraw-Por-
traits of the Leaders on Both Sides.
Albert Pixies Indians Use Tomahawks
and Scalping Knives-Gen. Van Dorn's
Proclamation-A Fierce Battle Whose
Story Has Not Been Fully Written.
The battle of Pea Ridge was fought Fri
day and Saturday March and s, 1862 The
dead were buried on Sunday. If the fight
had taken place east of the Mississippi it would
have taken a prominent place in history.
But it was fought in the northwestern corner
of Arkansas. Railroads had scarcely pene-
trated into that region yet, and telegraphs
were mysterious things which good many
people did not even believe in Therefore
the full history of Pea Ridge has never been
written. Yet that fight is entitled to one
unhappy distinction: 1t was the most barbar-
GUS battle OF the civil war.
During the first years of the war, the south
had better generals than the north. AS early
as the summer OF 1861, the Confederacy sent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

The Russian minister of agriculture re
ports the deficiency in the winter wheat
crop of 1856 To have been % per cent as
compared with the last four years. There
was, however, an increase of 4 per cent
in the spring wheat crop.
California nurserymen are importing
large stocks of cherry, plum, apple and
pear seedlings from France.
The Vermont State Agricultural col
lege has winter class for farmers, "a
capital idea
Reports from the principal wheat grow
ing states continue to bc generally favor
able with the exception of those from
Illinois and Kansas.
A western inventor claims that prairie
grass, ground into a pulp with corn stalks
and pressed into blocks, makes an cX-
cellent substitute for wood and coal,
Farmers are reported to consume 10, 100
tons of Irvine per year ON reef binding
harvesters.
Stephen Beale, we'll known English au-
thority on poultry, claims that large poul-
try farms have proven dismal failures,
The kitchen window is the best place
for plants; the steam from the boilers and
kettles keeps the air moist,
Flour spoils very easily, During the
months from October to April but little
change takes place in good flour; but from
spring To August n fermentation is car
ried on, which gives rise to an offensive
odor and which, once started, progresses
throughout the winter following,
The highest apple orchard in the United
States is reported to be at Hot Springs,
Lake Tahoe, Cal. The trees bear we'll
This is said to he the greatest altitude ut
which this fruit is grown in this country,
being over 5000 feet above the level Of
the sea.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

The surprise was complete. Not till the
morning of March I, did Curtis discover
what his enemy was up to. Then with the
utmost haste he wheeled his men about and
changed rear to front, and stretched his army
in line of battle across Pea Ridge. Van
Dorn's force was twice as large as his own,
and included Indians and border Texans.
Curtis battle line extended east and west
across Pea Ridge between three and four
miles from Sugar creek to Ellihorn tavern.
With this hastily changed Federal front, the
two armies faced each other like this:
Confederates on the north Federals on the
south
Mccullough, Mcintosh, Price.
Gross Timber Hollow.
Sige Asboth, Davis. Carr
The names are those Of Van Dorns and
Curtis division commanders. Gen Alexander
Asboth had charge of Curtis cavalry and
artillery. Cross Timber Hollow was deep
and difficult ravine covered with fallen trees,
between the two armies. Through this hollow
they had to reach each other
Col. Osterhaus, of Chicago, opened the
fight by an attack on Van Dorn's center
at 1920 in the morning, March Z. Just MS he
commenced this movement word was hastily
brought to Curtis that his pickets had been
driven in.
So the battle was begun. Soon there was
tremendous fighting. The woods swarmed
with Confederates, who seemed to spring from
the ground. Cars division, on the extreme
right, had been heavily attacked and Oster
haus was driven back. Curtis had ordered
Gen. Davis to the relief of Carr on the right,
but Osterhaus' men came flying back upon
the center. The order to Davis was counter
manded, and he was told to stay and help
Osterhaus, He quickly changed his line of
march under fire. Very shortly Gen Davis
found himself and Osterhaus fighting McCul-
loch, Mcintosh, Pike and all Pixies Indians
with the poet and John Ross at the head OF
them. Back he and Osterhaus wavered, and
then gathered strength and advanced again.
They swayed back and forth in a storm of
shot All at once the Eighteenth Indiana
came sweeping down upon the flank and rear
of the Confederate center with ball and
bayonet. 1t settled the fortune of the day
then. The Confederates broke and fed
| Both Gems. McCulloch and Mcintosh fell
MORALLY wounded Their forces tried to re
| form, but Sigel came up with two batteries
of heavy artillery and it was all over.
Then Sigel moved over to the Federal right
to help Carr. That day Carr had fought
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
-LEPROSY

and consequently incurabe. 1t is impossible to de-
scribe her suferngs. Her body from the crown OF
her head to the soles Of her feet was mass OF decay
masses Of flesh rotng OFF and leaving great cavities
Her fingers fescred and three four nails dropped
off at one time Her limbs contracted by the fearful
liberation and for several years she did not leave
her bed. Her weight reduced from i2j to 60 lbs
Perhaps some faint idea Of her condition can be
Cleaned from the fact that three pounds OF Cosmo-
line or ointment were used per week in dressing her
cores. Finally the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf and commended the suf-
ferer to her all-wlse Creator
Her husband hearing wonderful reports OF the use
OF bwIFr's SPECIFIC IS. 5. S. prevailed on her to
try II as last resort She began its under pro-
test, but soon found that her system was being re-
lieyed OF the poison as the sores assumed red ana
healthy color. as though the blood was becoming
pure and active. Mrs Bailey continued the > S. s.
until last February; every healed; she dis
carded chair and CrutChcs and for the first time
in twelve years a well woman Her husband, Mr.
&. A. Bailey is in business IN Blackstone Street
Boston, and will take pleasure in giving the details
Of this wonderful cure. Send TO US for Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawer 3. Atlanta. Ga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11


From Lossng's Civil War reached camp at
in America" Boston mountains
March 2. 1862 A salute of forty guns was
fired to welcome him, and he addressed the
troops. He issued a proclamation to this
effect:
Soldiers behold your leader He comes
to show you the way to glory and immortal
renown. He comes to hurl back the mnions
of the despots at Washington, whose ignor
ance, RIGHTEOUSNESS and brutality are equaled
only by their craven natures. The
flag of our country is waving on the southern
borders of Missouri, planted there by my
hands, under authority from our chief magis
trate. Shall it wave there in melan-
choly loneliness, as a fall leaf in our primeval
forests, or shall its beautiful field and bright
stars faunt in the breeze over the bright bat
talons of Arkansas, of Texas and of LOuis-
ana, as they are marshaling to do battle with
Missouri for victory, for honor and for indie
pendence! Awake, young men of Arkansas
and arm! Beautiful maidens Of Louisiana
smile not on the craven youth who may lin
ger by your hearth when the rude blast Of
war is sounding in your ears Texas chiv
airy, to arms!
Price had not retreated to Boston mountains
because he did not mean to fight. He wished
to gain time for reinforcement and also a
favorable position for battle. He was joined
by Gen. McColloch and by Albert Pike with his
Indians On the morning of March 5, Gen
Van Dorm moved forward at the head Of
about $1,000 troops, under Gems. Price, Nc
Culloch, Mcintosh and Pike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

February is the most vigorous month of
the year for stock The hardships Of
winter are concentrated in this month
Animals which have been pnched and
wasted by the cold have now become
weakened by want and exposure and great
care is required to restore them 60 good
condition, Professor Sanborn, who is
both practical and trustworthy, gives
some very sensible advice ON the care of
stock during the present month in Rural
New Yorker. We give in brief, for the
benefit of our readers, the professor
remarks on horses:
Horses at this season feel the effects Of
dry feeding and the skin shows indica-
tons of disorder Pimples and blotches
disclose the unhealthy state of this most
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Canada, is opposed to incubation Of cattle
for the prevention of pleuro pneumonia,
He is reported as saying; In every
country in the world where il has been
impartially tried and reported on the re
port has been unfavorable. " He regards
it as dangerous operation and not war
ranted by any known benefits. Many
die from the operation itself, and wherever
it is practiced it has to be kept up. Thus
in Scotland, where incubation is practiced
there is Il constant supply of the virus
and the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh
are active centerS of the disease